1974 Mr. Olympia: Lou Ferrigno vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger

[funk51]

I remember watching Franco doing bent over rows.  He had no shirt on and his lats when he bent over were just unreal.  It was an awesome sight for a 21 year old to see.  I remember he would give us free massages as he was studying to be a chiropractor.  I lifted with Lou a couple times.  I did curls with him.  It was so cool back then cause you just ask if you could work in and most of the time the answer was yes.  He would help me do one or two more reps.  I was just a kid compared to almost everyone there.  It was great.

compare their individual performances in the first wsm contest franco's body betrayed him.

[kimo]

th oak had a bit of a wide waist though . no matter good he was . and lean forearms .

[GoneAway]

th oak had a bit of a wide waist though . no matter good he was . and lean forearms .

Yes, wider than Lou but Oak still looked better than Lou. It was actually a very close contest.

[kimo]

lou was still growing up . arnold was a seasoned bodybuilder . but if not lou who would have been there against the oak ..

[GoneAway]

lou was still growing up . arnold was a seasoned bodybuilder . but if not lou who would have been there against the oak ..

The only person on the face of the planet who could have defeated Arnold was Sergio... but after '72, the IFBB had made sure he would never compete against Arnold again. We can all figure out why.

[kimo]

why again no black winner . kind of strange .